King's College alerts students after string of incidents

King’s College officials are warning students and staff to be on alert after several recent incidents.
Officials said that a student was walking along North Main Street near the Ramada Inn about 1:20 a.m. today when four men approached him and demanded his cash and cellphone.

When the student told them he didn’t have either item, one of the men punched him, officials said. The student then fled the area back to campus without further incident.

College officials also warned of a series of suspicious recent encounters along Meyers Court. A bald man who is neatly dressed has been knocking on doors asking for Mike or Jacob between 1 and 3 p.m., officials said.

The man has tried to walk into some students’ homes, but none of the incidents has become a physical confrontation, officials said.